DCMS Ministerial hospitality, overseas travel and meetings with external organisations, Newspapers and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives

1 July – 30 September 2013

## GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140

| Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP | Date gift given | To | Gift | Value | |-------------------------------------------|-----------------|----|------|-------| | | Nil | | | | | Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP | Date gift given | To | Gift | Value | | | Nil | | | | | Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP | Date gift given | To | Gift | Value | | | Nil | | | |

## GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140

| Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP | Date gift received | From | Gift | Value | Outcome | |-------------------------------------------|--------------------|------|------|-------|---------| | | Nil | | | | | | Minister for Sport & the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP | Date gift received | From | Gift | Value | Outcome | | | Nil | | | | | | Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP | Date gift received | From | Gift | Value | Outcome | | | Nil | | | | |

## HOSPITALITY

### Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP

| Date | Name of Organisation | Type of Hospitality Received | |-------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4 Jul | All England Lawn Tennis Club | Tickets to Wimbledon Championships\* | | 7 Jul | All England Lawn Tennis Club | Tickets to Wimbledon Men’s singles final\* | | 10 Jul| The Globe Theatre | Tickets to see A Midsummer Night's Dream\* | | 12 Jul| BBC | Tickets\* to First Night of the Proms | | 24 Jul| The Old Vic | Tickets to see Sweet bird of Youth\* | | 26 Jul| Sainsbury’s | Tickets to Sainsbury's Anniversary Games\* | | 28 Jul| London Legacy | Tickets to Sainsbury's Anniversary Games\* | | 28 Aug| Edinburgh International Festival | Ticket to 'First Love’ | | 7 Sep | BBC Trust | Tickets to Last Night of the Proms\* | | 19 Jul| Marylebone Cricket Club | Ticket to Ashes test Match | | 1 Aug | Lancashire County Cricket Club | Ticket to Ashes test match | | 2 Aug | Countess of March | Tickets to Good wood racing\* | | 25 Aug| Surrey County Cricket Club | Ticket to Test Match | | 26 Aug| UK Athletics | Tickets to London Anniversary Games\* |

### Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP

| Date | Name of Organisation | Type of Hospitality Received | |-------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3 Jul | British Olympic Association | Overnight Accommodation in Geneva | | 7 Jul | All England Lawn Tennis Club | Tickets to Wimbledon Men’s singles final\* | | 19 Jul| Marylebone Cricket Club | Ticket to Ashes test Match | | 1 Aug | Lancashire County Cricket Club | Ticket to Ashes test match | | 2 Aug | Countess of March | Tickets to Good wood racing\* | | 25 Aug| Surrey County Cricket Club | Ticket to Test Match | | 26 Aug| UK Athletics | Tickets to London Anniversary Games\* |

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1 Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; ‘diplomatic’ functions in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined. \*indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend. | Date | Name of Organisation | Type of Hospitality Received | |--------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2 Sep | British Horseracing Authority | Dinner | | 12 Sep | World Triathlon Grand Final | Reception |

**Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP**

| Date | Name of Organisation | Type of Hospitality Received | |--------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2 Jul | The Carphone Warehouse | Dinner Party | | 3 Jul | Ark Music Gala | Tickets to event\* | | 8 Jul | Tricycle Theatre | Ticket to performance of Brackenmore | | 9 Jul | David Lewis, Co-chair of Commission for Looted Art and Europe and of David Lewis and Partners | Lunch | | 9 Jul | Tate Britain | Private viewing of Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life | | 10 Jul | Hobart Capital Markets | Lunch | | 10 Jul | Opera North | Reception | | 12 Jul | Financial Times | Lunch | | 23 Jul | Objective Productions | Lunch | | 29 Jul | Bristol Old Vic Proms | Ticket to opening night | | 30 Jul | Saffery | Lunch | | 31 Jul | Bush Theatre | Tickets to Josephine & I\* | | 01 Aug | National Theatre | Tickets to Othello\* | | 20 Aug | Noel Coward | Tickets to The Cripple of Irishmann * | | 22 Aug | Young Vic Theatre | Tickets to A season on the Congo\* | | 27 Aug | Duchess Theatre | Tickets to Fences\* | | 29 Aug | Richard Desmond, Express Newspapers | Dinner | | 02 Sep | Telefónica | Campus Party Europe | | 03 Sep | GQ Men of the Year awards | Tickets to event\* | | 07 Sep | BBC | Tickets to Last night of the Proms\* | | 13 Sep | British Fashion Council | Ticket to London Fashion Week | | 18 Sep | London Design Festival | Exhibition Opening | | 18 Sep | Qatar Museum Authority | Exhibition Opening |

## OVERSEAS TRAVEL

| Date(s) of trip | Destination | Purpose of trip | ‘No 32 (The Royal) Squadron’ or ‘other RAF’ or ‘Charter’ or ‘Eurostar’ | Number of officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used | Total cost including travel, and accommodation of Minister only | |-----------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| | Nil | | | | | | | **Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP** | | | | | | | 03-04/07/13 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Presentation to IOC – Youth Olympic Games | British Airways Flight | Nil | £233 | | 21/07/13 | Paris, France | Tour de France final | Eurostar | Nil | £309 | | 17-18/09/13 | Mons, Belgium/Somme region, France | Visit key sites to be used in forthcoming WW1 commemorative events | Eurostar | 1 | £755 | | **Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP** | | | | | | | **Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP** | | | | | | | 24/09/20131 | Paris, France | Meeting of EU Ministers | Eurostar | Nil | £288 | MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS(^2) (INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES)

| Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP | Date of Meeting | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |-------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------| | | 3 Jul | Lord Black Telegraph, Peter Wright, Associated News and David Newell, Newspaper Society | To discuss independent press self-regulation | | | 3 Jul | Hacked Off | To discuss independent press self-regulation | | | 8 Jul | Lee Valley Regional Park Authority | To discuss legacy of Olympic and Paralympic Games in East London | | | 15 Jul | BT B4RN (Lancashire) Trailways (Dorset) Michael Armitage – Thurlestone (Devon) Cotswolds Broadband (Oxfordshire) Noorthmoor Broadband Project (Oxfordshire) Ken Pelton – Noke (Oxfordshire) INCA | To discuss rural broadband | | | 15 Jul | Women’s Business Council | To discuss the WBC launch | | | 23 Jul | Richard III Exhibition, Leicester | Regional visit | | | 25 Jul | Pinewood Studios | To discuss film policy | | | 29 Jul | Paul Goodman | To discuss BBC governance | | | 28 Aug | Edinburgh International Festival | To discuss the Edinburgh International Festival | | | 2 Sep | Public Sector Equality Duty Review Steering Group | To discuss PSED review | | | 3 Sep | Lord Pattern, BBC Trust | To discuss speech at the RTS Cambridge Convention | | | 9 Sep | Lord Black, Telegraph and Peter Wright, Associated Press | To discuss independent press self-regulation |

(^2) Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments and Agencies, NDPB’s, Non-Ministerial Departments, Agencies, Government reviews and representatives of Parliament, devolved or foreign governments. | Date | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18 Sep | Universal Music | To discuss women in the workplace | | 18 Sep | David Newell, Newspaper Society | To discuss independent press self-regulation | | 25 Sep | Chartered Institute of Personnel Development | Roundtable to discuss older workers | | | Age UK | | | | Centrica PLC | | | | The Age and Employment Network | | | | Employers’ Network for Equality and Inclusion | | | | Older Women’s Network, Europe | | | | Carers UK | |

**Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP**

| Date | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10 Jul | Meeting ABTA – the Travel Association | To discuss in-bound and domestic tourism | | 15 Jul | Meeting British Horseracing Authority and Jockey Club | To discuss developments in horseracing | | 22 Jul | British Rowing | To discuss prep for Rowing World Cup | | 23 Jul | British Rowing, British Canoeing, British Archery, British Equestrian, British Sailing, British Short Track Speed Skating, | To discuss Winter Olympics in Sochi and Olympics in Rio. | | 23 Jul | British Basketball | To discuss developments in the sport | | 29 Jul | New Schools Network | To discuss sport and free schools | | 30 Jul | Westfield | To discuss legacy of Olympic Site | | 6 Aug | Horserace Betting Levy Board | To discuss current position re: levy | | 7 Aug | Drayton Manor Theme Park, Dudley Zoological Gardens, Culture Coventry, Sea Life Centre Birmingham, West Midlands Safari and Leisure Park | Roundtable meeting with local Staffordshire tourism stakeholders – | | Date | Name of organisation | Purpose of meeting | |------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | 7 Aug | National Memorial Arboretum | Meeting with the national arboretum team | | 27 Aug | British Equestrian Foundation | To discuss 2018 World Equestrian Games | | 2 Sep | British Horseracing Authority | Introductory meeting with new chair | | 5 Sep | Lawn Tennis Association | To discuss LTA’s search for a new CEO | | 5 Sep | England Rugby 2015 | To discuss preparations for World Cup in 2015 | | 10 Sep | Camelot | To discuss lottery issues | | 10 Sep | British Volleyball | To discuss the future of the sport | | 11 Sep | Tour de France | To discuss preparations for Grand Depart | | 12 Sep | Football Association, Football | To discuss progress and timetable for reform | | 16 Sep | Tourism Alliance | To discuss tourism issues | | 16 Sep | Jason Roberts Foundation | To discuss a concerted strategy for addressing racism in football | | 16 Sep | Motor Sports Association | Introductory Meeting with CEO | | 24 Sep | Board of Tour de France | To discuss Grand Depart | | 25 Sep | Football Association | To discuss Chair’s vision for FA going forward | | 26 Sep | British Equestrian | To discuss World Equestrian Games 2018 |

**Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP**

| Date | Name of organisation | Purpose of meeting | |------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | 3 Jul | Torch Partners | To discuss the future of the UK Tech economy | | 3 Jul | BFI | To discuss film policy | | 4 Jul | Surrey County Council | To discuss broadband | | 8 Jul | Olaf Swantee, EE | To discuss electronic communications code and planning | | 11 Jul | Which? | To discuss nuisance calls | | 11 Jul | Which? ICO, TPS, Citizens’ Advice, Communications | Roundtable to discuss nuisance calls | | Date | Event | Details | |--------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| | 15 Jul | BAFTA | General Discussion | | 22 July| Foundling Museum | To discuss funding of the Foundling Museum | | 22 July| IP Alliance | To discuss intellectual property | | 23 July| The Heritage Alliance | To discuss the protection of historic houses | | 23 July| Nesta | To discuss Nesta’s future programme of work | | 23 July| Naya Management LLP | Introductory meeting | | 25 July| BT | To discuss Worcestershire | | 26 July| Rutherford Appleton Laboratory | To discuss cameras for International Space Station | | 28 Aug | The Henry Moore Foundation | To discuss Moore Rodin exhibition | | 4 Sep | Spot the Sexism | Meeting to discuss sexism in the media | | 5 Sep | Music Education Council | Introductory meeting with new chair | | 11 Sep | James Purnell, BBC | To discuss digital radio switchover | | 13 Sep | Florence Nightingale Museum | To learn more about the museum | | 16 Sep | National Media Museum Bradford Academy | To discuss the future of the national media museum | | | BTL Group Ltd | | | | Bradford Council | | | | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | | | | Bradford College | | | | Science Museum Group | | | 16 Sep | O2 | 4G Summit | | 17 Sep | The Hepworth | Tour of collection |